Beverage Management Certificate of Achievement

Cost: $2,282
Length: 18 weeks
Working 6 months later: Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled: 33

Small group — treat with caution

Finished the program: 83%Based on 6 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earnings in one quarter after: Not reported

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

Lemoore is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Food Service Managers

Job ads may call this: Banquet Manager · Kitchen Manager · Catering Manager · Restaurant Manager

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

Monitor employee and patron activities to ensure liquor regulations are obeyed.
Greet guests, escort them to their seats, and present them with menus and wine lists.
Count money and make bank deposits.
Establish standards for personnel performance and customer service.

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Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation or food subsidies.
Schedule staff hours and assign duties.
Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, or accommodations.
Maintain food and equipment inventories, and keep inventory records.

Typical pay in California: $79,573per year
Projected openings: 59,280
Projected change: +10.1%
Usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first: Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired: Under a month

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 29% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 9% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma: 9%
High school diploma: 29%
Started college, no degree: 27%
Two-year degree: 10%
Four-year degree: 20%
Master's degree: 4%
Doctorate or professional degree: 0.9%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Server · Cafe Server · Food Server · Dietary Aide

Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
Serve customers in eating places that specialize in fast service and inexpensive carry-out food.
Perform personnel activities, such as supervising and training employees.
Request and record customer orders, and compute bills, using cash registers, multi-counting machines, or pencil and paper.

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Balance receipts and payments in cash registers.
Add relishes and garnishes to food orders, according to instructions.

Typical pay in California: $43,351per year
Projected openings: 1,105,280
Projected change: +9.9%
Usually needs: No formal educational credential

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: Under a month

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 36% of the people doing this work.

No high school diploma: 13%
High school diploma: 36%
Started college, no degree: 24%
Two-year degree: 8%
Four-year degree: 15%
Master's degree: 3%
Doctorate or professional degree: 0.9%

Program details

This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.

A program that prepares individuals to professionally prepare mixed alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and related products and manage bars lounges and beverage service operations in the hospitality industry. Includes instruction in mixology oenology accounting and cash management inventory and cellar management bar and lounge management applicable laws and regulations customer service and labor employment regulations.

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Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

No America's Job Center is within about 25 miles of this program's city. There is one further away — the finder below searches the whole state.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

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